It Takes Two…
Onion Dip for Breakfast turns two and the journey just gets better every day. We’ve explored the nooks and crannies of life, clinked our glasses, tasted everything, and taken off for parts unknown. Happy anniversary, ODB!
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Worth the Wait
I’ve been planning to revisit a particular show for months! The little and big things of life delayed my fuzzy plans. Poking my head back into the Art Institute’s galleries recently, I was struck by the opening text of this lovely show: “It took millions …
Fruits/Labor
June closed with an explosion of fruit and flowers in the Black Garden. July promises even more.
Sweet Life. Encore!
We were celebrating my parents’ marriage the last time we saw “Sweet Life” with a garden cake, sparkling flutes, joy, and a flashback to their wedding day. We’ve returned to the theme in all of its goodness. I find that as much as I’m present …
Golden
Now that we’ve (partially) caught our breath, we’re just starting to look at some of the photos from two weeks ago. For the second year, Onion Dip for Breakfast has attended the James Beard Awards and it has been thrilling!
As you can imagine, half of ODB has taken a keen interest in cooking since her teen years while the other one has entertained thousands with grace and glamor. She’s also been transfixed by the excitement and energy of cooking competition shows. Those two paths inevitably led to this.
Old hats at this, we were ready to take every bite and sip in. As beautifully-arranged trays of nibbles and glasses of rainbow-bright drinks passed by, we leaned in and tasted everything. As always, our favorite part was the community of people.
This year, we with even more people as we celebrated James Beard Leadership awardees with a golden libation at the South Chicago Farm of our partner, Urban Growers Collective.
Here’s a look.
We, of course, shared onion dip… .
Spontaneity
Our family way of life is usually quite spontaneous. Our plans will have edges that keep us together but everything in between stays loose. Who knows what you’ll see, smell, hear or taste if everything isn’t charted out? Those who accompany us either love it …
Black Garden Epistle from Pullman
Waterways. My residency has been going swimmingly (yes, pun intended) and affords me space to reflect, learn, rest, and make. Like waterways, there’s a confluence in my activity and lack thereof. There’s an emphasis on being still sometimes, flowing as I feel the urge, and moving with an urgency when it hits. In Pullman, there’s an intermingling of making and sitting and reading and exploring and wondering.
Most of all, it’s been an invitation for my collaborators to be in community with me.
Spice of Life
Recently, I was fortunate enough to be back in Istanbul after a twenty-five year absence. Some things had changed but, for the most part, it was as stunning as it had ever been. In addition to blue glass amulets to replace my original one broken …
